On the page above, some of the TV's are listed as Full-Array LED while others are Razor LED and I haven't been able to figure out what all the differences are. Is the only difference the "ulta-modern design" of the Razor or are there more substantive differences in the technology? Thanks.

On the page above, some of the TV's are listed as Full-Array LED while others are Razor LED and I haven't been able to figure out what all the differences are. Is the only difference the "ulta-modern design" of the Razor or are there more substantive differences in the technology? Thanks.

Thanks. I guess I got confused because I'd heard that all Vizios with the B suffix were 2014, which would make the Razor and Full Array LED contemporaries of each other. I appreciate the clarification.

Could someone tell me, how easy or difficult is it to attach the stand to the tv. Do you need more than one person. Can you lay the tv flat on the floor, if yes, then on which side. I am talking about the 80". Also any settings that you guys can point me to to optimize picture quality.

Could someone tell me, how easy or difficult is it to attach the stand to the tv. Do you need more than one person. Can you lay the tv flat on the floor, if yes, then on which side. I am talking about the 80". Also any settings that you guys can point me to to optimize picture quality.

I think it may be super easy as the stand is virtually in position to be attached in the box, but I'm going off three week old memories of my 70", so I may be wrong. I could not have done my 70' by myself if I'd had to have done it. Now, if your arms are longer, wrists and back stronger, maybe you can, but the sheer mass of the object would have required me to apply pressure somewhere in the middle even attempting to pick it up. And one little slip in your grasp, and you are looking at one sad story when you try to return it because it is scratched or broken.

If this is your first set - like mine was to me - please read a little about turning the power on after it being in an horizontal position. Spoiler: Apparently, you don't want to lay it on its side for a couple of hours, stand it up and then turn it on due to the nature of it being a liquid crystal. Good luck and I hope you have all the success you can.

Well, there will be no bed that I will be able to lay it on. however I am thinking if I keep the box on a coffee table, while opening he end of the box the stand goes, ahhh, I think I may have to call some friends over or my neighbor.

I didn't, but asked before I left the store. At the bottom, you should see a couple of plastic...snaps?... squeeze, remove, front and back, and the box lifts up and off, leaving just the bottom of the box, with the set in styrofoam. It's possible you may be able to attach the stand just like that once you get the screws and bottom piece of the stand - again, I may be off (I was pretty high strung the day I got mine in, and with someone else helping me might have missed something.) Of course, if it's just as I describe it, the thing will then be how do you move it to where you want it? My 70" got a lot heavier the higher it was lifted off the ground and I've got arthritis. But if it's going on a waist high table or so, two adults should be able to lift it up. For good measure, if you have the room, get the box as close to the final resting place if leaving in the box.

It is reflective, so you better not have it opposite a window, other than that, I was pretty happy with my settings when I turned mine own.

can some one tell me what the current firmware update is for the M501d-a2r? I assume that the wifi remote update is just a pipe dream.. I called vizio customer service and they seem to know nothing about their products. It was one of the more frustrating customer services I've had in some time.

can some one tell me what the current firmware update is for the M501d-a2r? I assume that the wifi remote update is just a pipe dream.. I called vizio customer service and they seem to know nothing about their products. It was one of the more frustrating customer services I've had in some time.

I recently got the M501d-a2r. It came with the 1.25 firmware and within a couple of hours of being connected to the net had updated to the v1.30.22 firmware. Sorry that I can't tell you what has changed between the versions, it is apparently hard to obtain that info from Vizio.

From the system information the remote is apparently using a WiFi connection.

Hey guys. Received my a3r a couple days ago via Amazon for $3k. I haven't had the chance to really set up the pic yet, but with the median settings I found here, BluRays look good. I am less than impressed with the Directv pic, but that probably has to do with sitting 10' from an 80" TV.

Anyways, I have a old Yamaha DTS receiver that hasn't seen the light of day in 10 years and I am trying to hookup the fiber optical to pass DD and DTS from all input devices. I set the tv to bitstream and disabled internal speakers, but it's not passing it. I know it works because I can run straight to the receiver from the Bluray player and it's fine. My firmware is 1.09. It was shipped with 1.06 and took the 09 update within 48 hours. I was surprised it was shipped with such an old update as well as baffled by not getting the latest update.

I have had enough of this stupid remote . Anyone using a Logitech Harmony remote? If so which one and does it help? Thanks... I can't believe they let this crap remote out into the wild.

After purchasing the M601D-A3r, I found the remote even after the update to 1.09.44 to be lacking. Out right pathetic. I went out and picked the Harmony Smart Control for $99. Comes with a remote and you can use your smartphone/tablet as remotes as well. It's been perfect.

Side note- if you have lip sync issues with any of your devices on this tv, I've found that using the 'Game' mode will sync it back up.

Can anyone instruct me how to enable DD and DTS to pass out the fibre optic channel of my a3r to my receiver? I get audio... Just not DD or DTS. I do however get DTS/DD if I go straight from my Blu-Ray to the receiver.

I have the TV set to bitstream and have the TV's internal speakers disabled.

Can anyone instruct me how to enable DD and DTS to pass out the fibre optic channel of my a3r to my receiver? I get audio... Just not DD or DTS. I do however get DTS/DD if I go straight from my Blu-Ray to the receiver.

I have the TV set to bitstream and have the TV's internal speakers disabled.

Pretty sure you need to use an HDMI cable to output DD/DTS to the receiver. If you can, setup the Audio Return Channel feature (if your receiver supports it).

Pretty sure you need to use an HDMI cable to output DD/DTS to the receiver. If you can, setup the Audio Return Channel feature (if your receiver supports it).

My receiver is pre-hdmi. The manual says the SPDIF will pass DD and DTS. Maybe I'll just call Vizio. It appears that they have great CS. I read last night that only HDMI 1 outputs ARC maybe that is the same with the SPDIF. That's rather silly that only 1 port passes it. I'd love to know the engineers thoughts on it.

My receiver is pre-hdmi. The manual says the SPDIF will pass DD and DTS. Maybe I'll just call Vizio. It appears that they have great CS. I read last night that only HDMI 1 outputs ARC maybe that is the same with the SPDIF. That's rather silly that only 1 port passes it. I'd love to know the engineers thoughts on it.

Thanks for your reply.

My older receiver (Sony DG-910) does not support ARC, so I have the M501D-A2r audio output connected via optical SPDIF. When I am listening to an OTA channel broadcasting in 5.1 audio, the receiver shows that it is getting that signal and decoding it.

In terms of which ports support which functions, that is usually a function of economics. At a given time, usually the more capable chips are the more expensive ones. As time goes on, the capabilities generally become available in less expensive chips.